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as in weaves
to cause to twine about one another
marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis
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as in coils
to follow a circular or spiral course
the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post
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Recent Examples of entwines
Casting Michael Shannon wonderfully against type as the upright and progressive, if a bit naive, POTUS, the series entwines Garfield’s perspective with that of his assassin, Charles Guiteau, a delusional grifter played by Matthew Macfadyen, Succession’s own Tom Wambsgans.
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Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
Behind the camera, Hopinka entwines himself into the narrative, playfully acknowledging his own positionality as a pow wow person while inviting viewers to share in the personal connections that define the event.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Set on Europe’s smallest co-sovereign territory, the Bidasoa River’s Pheasant Island, Urbieta’s fiction debut entwines local life and cross-border politics with a mystery thriller.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 28 Nov. 2025
Behind the camera, Hopinka entwines himself into the narrative, playfully acknowledging his own positionality as a pow wow person while inviting viewers to share in the personal connections that define the event.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Set on Europe’s smallest co-sovereign territory, the Bidasoa River’s Pheasant Island, Urbieta’s fiction debut entwines local life and cross-border politics with a mystery thriller.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entwines
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Greenidge weaves her morality play, warning of the dangers of social media and lamenting the changes in human communication, into a family setting that’s economically stressed from the pandemic fallout.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Johnson, a first-term congresswoman, is seen as vulnerable partly because Allred previously represented part of the district, which weaves through the Dallas and Fort Worth areas.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Dry all surfaces completely and replace knobs, drip pans, and coils back on the stove.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 Nov. 2025
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Bass also contended in interviews that Crowley failed to inform her of the fire danger presented by forecasted Santa Ana winds, despite those warnings being widely publicized by the National Weather Service and in media reports for days in advance.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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West winds 15 to 20 mph, with gusts over 30 mph, will keep fire danger elevated through the afternoon.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Oklahoman,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Entwines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entwines. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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